William Raymond Douillette, Jr
Private First Class
G CO, 2ND BN, 26TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Concord, New Hampshire
October 20, 1950 to January 29, 1969
WILLIAM R DOUILLETTE Jr is on the Wall at Panel W33, Line 12
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A Note from The Virtual Wall

The Command Chronology for 2nd Bn, 26th Marines, records losing 6 men on 29 January 1969. Two entries in the Chronology apply:
  • E Company 2/26 reported two men wounded and one killed by sniper fire.
  • "At AT965568, Company G was hit by 2 rounds of 81mm WP and 4 rounds of 81mm HE friendly fire resulting in 5 USMC KIA and 8 USMC WIAE."
The casualty databases show six men from 2/26 killed in action on 29 Jan 1967, and five of them can be positively identified as assigned to Golf 2/26. The six men are
  • LCpl Cal T. Hammack, Sellersburg, IN (Golf 2/26)
  • HN Larry F. Hunt, Gadsden, AL (H&S 2/26)
  • LCpl John R. Kaawa, Waianae, HI (Golf 2/26)
  • Pfc William R. Douillette, Concord, NH (Golf 2/26)
  • Pfc Frank M. Koerner, Wheeling, WV (Golf 2/26)
  • Pfc Samuel Rodriquez, Philadelphia, PA (Golf 2/26)
Hospitalman Larry Hunt was killed by sniper fire; the other five men were killed by off-target mortar fire.

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